Kooyong Stadium

Kooyong Stadium, at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, is a tennis venue, located in Melbourne, Australia. The stadium was built in 1927 and has a capacity of 8,500.^[1]

It was the venue for the Australian Open, whenever that tournament was held in Melbourne, becoming the permanent venue in 1972. The tournament was moved to Melbourne Park in 1988.^[2] The surface was grass courts. Now a hard-court surface, remains the venue for the AAMI Classic exhibition tournament.^[1]

The venue has also hosted several concerts:

• In February 1972, English rock group Led Zeppelin held a large open-air concert at the venue as part of its Australasian Tour.
• On February 17-18, 1973, The Rolling Stones played three shows there as part of their 1973 Pacific Tour.
• In January 1973, Black Sabbath performed a concert there.
• In February 1986, Bob Dylan performed three concerts there.
• In November 1987, David Bowie performed four concerts at the venue.

External links

• Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club

References